LADY LIVERPOOL COMMITTEE

Nelson Evening Mail, 8 February 1917, Page 7

LADY LIVERPOOL COMMITTEE

'monthly •■ o A well-attended meeting <u the Lady "Liveipool 1' unci Committee Led mi F allensteins' 100 ms on Tues"'i\. M."> 7,,ivk pi eliding Aicount a to the amount cf - 9 .'for ■ payment. • s - A letter was read from Captain Bilton, saying there was- no -iti-utli whatever in the statement that "Lady -Liverpool cases were held in the .sheds Jn Wellington. He informed the committee 'that many .gift 'cases as could possibly be sent Would, be g'ladly taken. Fifty cases: were shipped 'last 'month by a steamer. The secretary (Mrs Pogson) -.reported 1 having received over 30 letters of than *s for parcels from boys at the' front, of which'the following is a sample: —V -■"' On "behalf, of my company, the 2nd South Ganter.burv Company of Ist New Zealand Infantry' Brigade, * I beg to acknowledge .receipt of your -girt '.parcels each contain in g 1 package toilet • i:Huor, 1 tin milk. 1 box chocolate, 1- j air bootlaces, and 1 handkerchief. Please convey to the subscribers' of yt.ur fund err d ;eo appreciation •'of ■'lvir k;tid tirouyiit and. tike exeeHent choice of; such 'useful, necessary, and practical- articles. * They not only .give (pleasure to the' recipients as .adjuncts to their necessaries l . in/ the front trenches, 'but they bring happiness ii-om their homeland in the. thotrght that they are not forgotten .by -\thosn 'that are* left behind, in" this ■approaching season of Christmas.- We all'wish the good people of Nelson and-district' a Merry Christmas and a. Happy New Year.— Sincerelv yours. P- B. 'B'lair." A vote "of thanks was passed. ,to Mr Greensllade for the trouble he h.id'taken in ' disposing of r the rabbitskihs which the committee gathered• kvst year for waistcoats, and. which -were found-to- be •unsuitabtre fcr that purpose. 'Mir Greenslade. in forwarding the amount, of ?£ls to the committee, "t'lje profits accruing from the sale of. the skin s in Englarrdy generousilv offered _ to dispose of,- on .behalf of* the fund, auy mere skins the committee could collect. The secretarv was instructed to thank Messrs' H'a'.'lemtein >Bros. Ltd. (per.-Mr 'PosrSou)■ 'for the amount of the -rates,£9l3s'4d. on the committee room, which were remitted bv tb? C-ity Council and kindly donated 'to the Lady Liverpool Fuml'. - • '-.'"'" The usual monthlv contributions from Riwaka. Motueka> *and Owen ' Junction were received. .. Tlianks. are also due to the follow in sr donors'for the sift of benzine'cases forpacking 'gift goods': M'iss Xfriger^-.Messrs Cock. ;P.os-ers. Smallbone. B. Gay. Sutton.' North, Hewlett, an-d.F.' Jlpore.; • It was resolved "to -nack the gifts for this TOorth to-day-(Thursday)', the par-' eels, to' contain .-''milk', jam, waiting * cutfit, soao, bootlaces, tobacco,' and handkerchiefs. • \ .', •' ;'■'.'■' The-'members' of : the committee nre. irnlelv' gratified at the" number.bf<letters which are -now being; received from -the boy's, at the front, thanking them'for the (Liverpool and. expressing, much Appreciation' of their contents. .

I „ [Donations of books, and magazines are | solicited, and; tlie committee uouil be I glad ii anjono having be'vime cases ' \>cuL kindly give them ioi packing puiposes, as 40 oi 50. are lequire I month for thi- LaH\ Li\troool P- >ul I gifts.